Thelma Parr

Thelma Parr ( Sill, October 19, 1906 – February 13, 2000) was an American actress who played in Mack Sennett comedies as one of the Sennett Bathing Beauties. She was considered by film critics to be one of the most beautiful brunettes in Hollywood films.

Life Parr was reportedly a descendant of philosopher Thomas Paine.

She was married to banjo player, William E. Goman, in Santa Ana, California on May 21, 1925. Parr obtained a divorce decree from Goman in April 1930.

Parr's film career was ended by a car accident in which she received facial injuries in March 1928 on Sunset Boulevard. Her mouth was badly mutilated when she was thrown against a windshield of an auto in which she was a passenger; Parr received a compensatory sum of $7,112 from the driver of the vehicle, Kenneth Sanderson.

Thelma Parr died in San Clemente, California in 2000, aged 93.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1925 His Marriage Wow Wedding Guest 1925 The Raspberry Romance Mrs. Arthur Fish 1925 Bashful Jim Actress in Film The Power 1925 Breaking the Ice Gloria Morgan 1925 The Lion's Whiskers 1925 Skinners in Silk The Promoter's Wife 1925 Tee for Two Lucille van Huff 1925 Hurry, Doctor! Helen Waring 1925 Good Morning, Madam Thelma Meadows 1925 Take Your Time Thelma Lovejoy 1925 The Window Dummy Thelma Brooks 1925 From Rags to Britches Bathing Beauty 1926 The Gosh-Darn Mortgage Tessie Spruder 1926 Wide Open Faces Thelma Lee 1926 Whispering Whiskers Train Passenger Also known as: We Want Whiskers 1926 The Funnymooners Thelma 1926 Meet My Girl Thelma Lane 1926 Hooked at the Altar Thelma Stetson 1926 Hubby's Quiet Little Game Thelma Stone 1926 When a Man's Prince Party Girl 1926 Her Actor Friend Mrs. Charlie Dingle 1926 Smith's Landlord Mrs. Crabtree 1926 The Perils of Petersboro Thelma Knight 1926 Masked Mamas Thelma Denton 1926 The Divorce Dodger Betty Brent 1926 A Blonde's Revenge Banker's Wife 1927 Should Sleepwalkers Marry? Mrs. George Stevens 1927 A Hollywood Hero 1927 The Scorcher 1927 Peaches and Plumbers The Maid 1927 A Small Town Princess 1927 Catalina, Here I Come Swimmer 1927 His First Flame Girl Who Drops Handkerchief Outside Firehouse 1928 The Devil's Tower Doris Stilwell 1930 My Harem